Indian Butter Chicken With Wine

Photo by: Rinku Bhattacharya

Indian Butter Chicken With Wine

Food Ingredients:
1 inch piece peeled ginger 4 pods peeled garlic 4 fresh green seranno chilies 3 pounds chicken on the bone, (skinned and cut into small pieces) 2 tablespoons tandoor masala (a commercial blend works fine) 1 teaspoon salt 1 large lemon 1/4 cup butter 2 centimeters onions, sliced into ¾ rounds 3 pieces star anise 2 cups chardonay 1 cup sliced mushrooms 3/4 cup sliced grape tomatoes For the garnish 3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

Recipe preparation:
1 Grind the ginger, garlic and green chillies into a paste. 2 Mix into the chicken with the tandoori masala and salt. 3 Squeeze the lemon juice and set aside for 30 minutes. 4 Heat the butter and add the onions and star anise and cook for 3-4 minutes. 5 Add the chicken and cook till the water is evaporated and the butter resurfaces. This takes a good 15 minutes. Stir the chicken for another 3-4 minutes, until lightly browned. 6 Add in the wine and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and tomatoes and cook for another 15 minutes. By now a thick sauce should and formed and the chicken should be very soft. 7 Turn off the heat and stir in the cilantro and black pepper.

Recipe source: Foodista recipe